Chia is in the headlines for all the right and wrong reasons right now, with the storage-focused cryptocurrency created by BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen burning through HDDs and SSDs like there's no ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Chia cryptocurrency blew into the scene weeks ago, melting storage and eating up SSD supplies worldwide -- but just how much storage has Chia eaten through ...

Cryptocurrencies have not only changed the way some see and exchange money, it has also changed how some companies make and sell computer components. By moving money to the purely digital realm, ...

Cryptocurrency mining has been a bane on gamers hoping to score a graphics card at fair market value, but just wait until the storage market dries up, too. Perhaps (hopefully) it will not happen. It ...

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I don't see how Chia will be sustainable long-term. There's no way to create plots without actively destroying hardware. It's not like GPU mining where the act of mining is less abusive on the ...

If you've just splashed out on the best SSD for gaming and are looking to make a bit of extra cash by using it to mine the new Chia cryptocurrency, don't be surprised if your manufacturer refuses to ...

For the last few years, I've had a group of friends who tried to convince me to start mining Ethereum. I have access to a few gaming computers and the required GPUs to mine to make a passive income. I ...

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